| 1 | !!The Film: |
| 2 | * BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $23 million. Box office, $17,381,942. |
| 3 | * CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/ChristianSlater was originally offered the role of Henri Young. He asked to play James Stamphill, as he wanted to tackle a more mature role. |
| 4 | * CreatorBacklash: Creator/EmbethDavidtz went on record saying that she hated the experience of working on the film, one of her first large budget efforts. |
| 5 | * CreatorCouple: Blanche, the prostitute that James Stamphill brings to visit Henri Young in prison, is played by Kyra Sedgwick, Creator/KevinBacon's real-life wife. |
| 6 | * TheDanza: Creator/WilliamHMacy as William [=McNeil=]. |
| 7 | * EnforcedMethodActing: Some of the cast was forced to spend time in prison cells. Creator/KevinBacon also lost twenty pounds for his role. |
| 8 | * TheOtherMarty: According to Creator/StephenTobolowsky, Creator/OliverStone was originally cast as Mr. Henkin, but did not show up on the day of filming. Mark Rocco called Tobolowsky to take over the role just a few hours before shooting. |
| 9 | * TroubledProduction: Filming of one courtroom scene was interrupted by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake Northridge earthquake]], the epicentre of which was only four miles away from the studio. |
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| 11 | !!The Series: |
| 12 | * ActorSharedBackground: Like her character on the show, Raffi Veracruz, Creator/EmmanuelleChriqui comes from a Sephardic Jewish family. |
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